The Happiness Hunt
The Happiness Hunt is a creative project connecting primary schools and care homes across Mendip Somerset.
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The idea is to connect local primary schools and care homes through creativity and forming new creative pen-friends – all themed on the idea of happiness. And as well as sharing lots of creative things we are making a short film to document some of the responses and ideas.
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Find out more here: Watch the BBC Video about The Happiness Hunt in Mendip here
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Happiness Boxes Contain:
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Some gifts to make you think about happiness
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Creative materials, craft items and resources to get you started
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A list of creative challenge responding to the idea of happiness
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A link to free online creative resources including videos from professional artists
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A few prompts / props and items to get you thinking further about happiness and the tasks
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As part of the project participants create images, ideas and visuals to share between groups received by post, developing new creative pen-friends. By sharing these pertinent experiences we hope to develop lasting relationships between these settings and individuals. As part of this we also plan to facilitate some creative conversations between settings.
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We will be sharing the journey in a short film.
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Partner Schools and Care Homes for the project so far are:
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Shepton Mallet: Bowlish Infant School partnered with Field House Care Home
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Shepton Mallet: St Paul's CofE VC Primary School partnered with St Cecelia's Care Home
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Frome: St John's CofE First School partnered with Rowden House Care Home
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Frome: Trinity CofE VC First School partnered with Critchell Court
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Glastonbury: St Benedict's CofE VA Junior School partnered with St Benedict's Care Home
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Wells: Horrington Primary School partnered with Torrwood Residential Home
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If you are interested in finding out more or joining the Happiness Hunt email us on hello@makethesunshine.co.uk or visit our Instagram page!